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CIA 2704: Sharon Twombly's All Body Attack |
 Great workout! |
| I am an advanced excerciser and find it hard to find workout that really "works me out". This is one of them. I feel like an athlete when I finish this. You have to train with a heart rate monitor to realize the cardio benefits of this workout while you tone your muscles at the same time. Great instructor, great workout and I own hundreds. It is serious and intense. I don't understand those who don't find it challenging. This is a true 2 in 1 workout. No waste of time in here and I find this workout gets better and better. Hope there were more workouts like that out there. Thanks to Sharon! Keep up! - posted by homefitfreak on 1/22/2010 |
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 Worth Doing OK |
| I'll have to try this video again. It's been a few months since I used it. I know that I was turned off when I had to use the step as a weight. It was difficult to grasp. Everything else was actually effective. I'm going to try it again, but I'll use weights instead of the step. I'll submit another review once I try this. At this time, it was just ok for me. - posted by Lucy on 1/21/2010 |
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| Advanced workout |
| I consider myself to be a highly advanced exerciser. I love Cathe, Amy and just bought the Insanity series. The most advanced stuff is fine with me. That said I still find this workout to be taxing enough so I'm drenched in sweat every time I do it. I guess this is b/c of the nonstop plyo moves on the step. I really wonder about the fitness level of those who didn't find this workout to be advanced... How can that be possible. - posted by Inga on 1/17/2010 |
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| An Intense Interval Workout |
| I thought that this DVD had easy to do moves (in terms of choreography). However, it is very high impact so people with joint issues may not want to do this program. However, the stretching could be more thorough. - posted by Marie on 12/14/2009 |
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| Not Advanced enough - did not care for it. |
| I don't understand the reviews that said this was an advanced workout - I wasn't impressed. I would class this as intermediate/advanced - but I didn't find it sooooo completely taxing or difficult. This came highly recommended and I was looking forward to something on the level as some of Cathe's workouts. It's not. I don't think that there was anything terribly wrong with her cueing or her style. I liked her - I liked when she told me to watch out for my ceiling fan - I was actually under mine. The workout just did not fit my style. The choreography was too basic. I found that entire section where she lifts the step and jumps around with the step unnecessary. I own a Reebok step - I couldn't do it with that - it was too hard to hold onto it. She also gives no recommendation about the poundage - just picks up some weights but also doesn't say what it is (not even heavy or light. She also doesn't tell you which exercise you are doing. Some of the weight work I thought she performed way too fast - the movement was like swinging - uncontrolled and unsafe. I kept trying to find a date on the packaging - I thought perhaps this was just old. Not completely unsatisfied but definitely not a favorite. - posted by Denise on 1/20/2009 |
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| Very Intense Athletic Workout! |
| I absolutely love this workout! I am a high intermediate/advanced exerciser who has two left feet. This workout fits me to a T. I love the athletic cardio that is not complex at all. I think her cueing is spot on - coming from me who has difficulty in choreography. Cathe supposedly cues well but I can hardly follow her steps at all. I only do Cathe for her weight training. I like the music too - sort of techno. I am very pleased with this workout and I hope to do more of her workouts in the future! - posted by Madeline on 10/10/2008 |
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| Incredible workout!! |
| OMG!I am a pretty advanced exerciser, and I am now humbled; this workout really made me sweat unlike any other workout I've ever done. I normally do Amy, Cathe, Jari, etc. and love them to pieces, but Sharon is a fresh new addition to my collection! The cardio drills, esp. the speed drills, are no-nonsense kick-butt! I was dripping with sweat after the first 15 minutes. Even the warmup is a challenge. If you are an advanced or int/advanced exerciser looking for a great interval workout, this is the one for you! - posted by Cheryl on 10/3/2008 |
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| Fun and Intense Workout! |
| I really enjoyed this workout. I am a high intermediate/low advanced exerciser. I think the cueing is spot on - even for someone like me with two left feet. The choreography is basic. The music is great! I love the music. I am so glad to get this DVD that is geared for someone who is an advanced exerciser but who doesn't like complex choreography. So if you like athletic and basic choreography with high-impact and high-intensity, then this workout is for you! - posted by Chantelle on 9/28/2008 |
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| Disappointing, even irritating |
| I have done this DVD three times. I am an advanced exerciser. I am a Cathe fan but own over 200 exercise videos so have good overview of styles. Despite good reviews I was very disappointed in this DVD. First issue is that the cueing is simply bad. Second issue is that the music is poor and at times even very annoying such that I wanted to turn off the video (no option to have no music like Cathe, although I've never wanted to use it with Cathe. Finally, it just wasn't interesting. If you are targeting advanced exercisers, who have done so much exercising, I believe the producer needs to put some effort into innovation. Again, Cathe is always trying new things, some more successful than others. To note: this DVD as done by Sharon is very high impact - something advanced exercisers are highly concerned about because we know knees don't go on forever, so we use impact when needed but don't over use it. My recommendation is to stick with Sharon for kickboxing. - posted by Searl on 9/25/2008 |
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| Sharon, you're great! |
| It took me a while to discover Sharon Twombly. She didn't appeal to me right a way, but each time I do one of her workouts, I think, wow, this was great. This one is no exception. She offers a good variety at a fast pace and each time I'm reminded at her good choice of music. I also find her workouts easy to modify, for example, instead of lifting the step in one of the segments, I use a body bar instead. I always have a great worked-out feeling after doing this one. - posted by dusty on 6/30/2008 |
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